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    Scala Fedoras - Good quality?

    Scala is but one of many brand names sold by giant parent company Dorfman Pacific. So many lower-echelon wool felt hats were sold under the DP name that it became associated only with the bush league. For this reason, the company realized it needed to do something to be perceived as a more...
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    100% Fur Felt?

    Just speculating here, but here's an educated guess on what "100% imported fur" means: If the fur were beaver, it would surely say so, as beaver's considered the best and prestigious. And, as previously mentioned, any all-beaver hat is $300+. So, it's not beaver. If it were a rabbit/beaver...
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    Got my Fed IV...pics

    You will grow to love the Fed IV more and more. What bash looks best on any particular head is highly subjective and personal--and yours looks fine as is--but I think you could improve the appearance by taking a bit of the crown height out by putting a deeper center dent in or maybe a...
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    Worst hat deals ... EVER

    While I agree with Art that maintaining a hat is key to long life, the Churchill you bought in KC sounds like it was not exactly great quality to begin with. And I'm sure that's what you expected--spending well over a hundred smackers for any kind of hat twenty years ago was serious money...
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    Akubra Bogart

    I, too, would like to know how you got your Sydney/Fedora to hold a pinch-front telescope/C-crown/teardrop bash. I prefer the look of that bash, as well as the fact that it keeps inside of the crown off the top of my head. While I love the comfort and hand of the Sydney's soft and pliable...
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    Scala Fedoras - Good quality?

    Scala/Dorfman Pacific being by far the largest supplier of hats worldwide, its presence is ubiquitous and prices tempting. It makes both wool felt and fur felt hats. Avoid wool felt hats made by anyone. Scala's fur felts are OK, but if you get one, I guarantee you will soon regard it as...
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    Installing A Chin Strap

    And for my next trick... Thanks, everybody. Funny story: Yesterday, I went out for my usual brisk early morning walk, wearing, of course, my new Lawson. Though it had been raining (NOT in the forecast--how do those guys keep their jobs when they're consistently wrong?), it had...
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    Installing A Chin Strap

    Thanks, everyone. I'm inclined to go with the loop-over-sewn-to-crown-button method as opposed to the cotter pin approach because I think the metal would eventually wear through the sweat and might be uncomfortable, too. Plus, I like the hand-braided kangaroo leather chin strap David Morgan...
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    The Three Stooges

    "Oh, wise guy, eh?" (Moe, followed by a nose tweak, belly chop, and a 2 X 4 to the back of Curly's head.) Considering the rough nature of the Stooges act, I wonder how many perfectly good hats were destroyed? Or maybe hats of yesteryear were truly durable? That's what I want--a Stooge-proof...
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    A couple of weeks ago I couldn't pronounce Akubra...now I have one...

    Glad we could help, xwray. Here's another tip: The correct name of your Akubra is Overlander! As I mentioned on another thread, I ordered a Lawson in the same dark fawn color and was concerned that it might be too dark, but once in hand, I really like the rich shade of chocolate. Even so...
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    need my Fed IV to shrink a little...I am impatient

    I do not disagree with any of the advice so far given, but here's what I can add: First all, there's a significant difference between the standard Fed IV, which is made with Imperial Quality felt, and the Deluxe, constructed of Heritage felt. This premium felt is considerably denser and will...
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    I'm horrified.

    This reminds me of the government's cash-for-clunkers program. You would not believe the number of classic automobiles, not to mention the plethora of decent, usable cars that were sent to the crusher for a program that confered an infinitessimily small contribution to fuel savings and...
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    Akubra Lawson

    Lawson Now In Hand I got my dark fawn Akubra Lawson yesterday and have hardly been able to take it off my head since. My camera battery and the back-up will no longer accept a charge, so that's why I have no pics. Thanks again to Chinaski for posting pics of his on another thread--same...
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    No Fedoras but our heads are warm

    I think those are termed "bombers" or "troopers" by the cold climate cognoscenti, but, like you, my family called them "Russians," so that's what I always called them, too. I had a Russian GI Joe that came with one that I still have--even though the poor soldier was the enemy and got his head...
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    Ordered a Fed IV

    It's impossible to hang here and not get a Fed IV or Campdraft or both, so welcome to The Club. You do not say which felt you got, standard or premium. I can't speak for the Imperial Quality standard Federation IV, but my Heritage Collection premium Fed IV Deluxe is perhaps the most...
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    Installing A Chin Strap

    I got my new dark fawn Akubra Lawson from David Morgan today. Naturally, I immediately stuck it on my head and went out for a walk, which turned into a really long walk--I wanted to sweat it up real good and cause it too start shrinking, since it's still a bit loose even after putting felt 360...
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    FEDERATION IV PROBLEMS...

    I'm so glad you have the problem resolved and will be happy with your first "proper" hat. Far from being "generous," Hats Direct and Akubra just did what any decent vendor should: Replace what was quite obviously defective merchandise. I hope HD is paying for return shipping, as well. They...
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    Ask a question, get an answer

    This question always stirs controversy here, so I'll stir first. Short answer is, Fedora and Trilby are different terms for the same felt hat. Brits and some people in former crown colonies say "trilby," while the rest of the world says "fedora." However, based largely on misperceptions...
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    Akubra Overload

    Actually, xwray, putting shims under the sweat of a new hat is not at all makeshift, but rather standard operating procedure, as fur felt hats should fit a bit large at first and then gradually shrink due to the moisture of perspiration and rain. You'll be sorry if you choose the size that's a...
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    Open Road just arrived...

    Notwithstanding its being the "hat of Presidents," I've never been that big a fan of the Open Road for myself because it's still too Western--basically a conservative cowboy hat. However, replacing the traditional cattleman's bash with a diamond, especially this one with its two looooooong...
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